6:44 PM ET Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Bam Adebayo might be on his way back to the NBA Finals. Adebayo, Miami‘s All-Star center who missed Games 2 and 3 of the title series against the Los Angeles Lakers with a neck strain, is now listed as questionable for Game 4 on Tuesday
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8:32 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron James often says that in order to grow, one has to become comfortable being uncomfortable. He applies that sentiment to his playoff mindset. “Until the series is completed, I kind of stay on edge, stay locked in on the job at hand,” James said Monday after
1:20 PM ET Five months removed from a hip resurfacing procedure, two-time NBA All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas is charting a course for the 2020-21 season armed with visual and data evidence that he’s now a much stronger candidate to contribute to an NBA roster as a bench scorer. “It’s like night and day for me,”
12:02 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Although the Milwaukee Bucks aren’t competing for an NBA championship right now like many anticipated earlier in the season, veteran guard George Hill says his latest accomplishment means just as much. The NBA announced Monday that Hill was one of five recipients of the 2019-20 End of Season NBA Cares
6:55 AM ET NBA Insiders The Miami Heat surprised the Los Angeles Lakers and halted their dreams of an NBA Finals sweep on Sunday, with Jimmy Butler posting a 40-point triple-double. The Heat’s unexpected victory meant that they can tie the series with a Game 4 win on Tuesday (9 p.m. ET, ABC and the
9:57 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Oklahoma City Thunder star Chris Paul dismissed the idea that being stuck on a rebuilding team in OKC next season will be a problem in an interview during Game 3 of the NBA Finals Sunday night. “I just love to hoop,” Paul said while watching
12:46 AM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Jimmy Butler‘s 40-point triple-double on Sunday pushed the injury-ridden Miami Heat to a 115-104 win in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, avoiding a 3-0 series death knell. For 45 minutes, Butler slashed to the basket and jockeyed with Lakers defenders for offensive rebounds on his way
1:17 AM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — After the undermanned Miami Heat notched their first win of the NBA Finals 115-104 on Sunday to draw the series to 2-1, the leaders of the Los Angeles Lakers insisted their resolve remains strong. “I don’t ever feel like we let our guard down,” LeBron James said
11:38 PM ET As insistent as the Miami Heat were that they would come into Game 3 of the NBA Finals squarely in the series, a pall descended over the team as it fell behind 2-0 in unimpressive form. They lost two key starters in Game 1 — defensive ace and offensive facilitator Bam Adebayo
5:45 PM ET Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic have been ruled out of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, meaning the Miami Heat will be depleted once again Sunday night. Adebayo was ruled out with a neck injury. Dragic is out with a torn left plantar fascia. Both